Most Innovative Companies

Nest

Lists

2015: The Internet of Things

2014: Design, The Internet of Things

2013: Top 50, Energy

2012: Consumer Electronics

Stories about Nest

Google’s design chief on the future of your home

Ivy Ross discusses the impact of the pandemic on our homes and offices.

Google’s design chief on the future of your home

Here’s how to see if you’re eligible for a free Google Nest Mini

You only have until June 30—but supplies could run out before then.

Here’s how to see if you’re eligible for a free Google Nest Mini

Google is forcing all Nest users to use two-factor authentication—and that’s a good thing

2FA is a no-brainer in today’s world—and it’s especially needed for smart home devices, considering how easy it can be for bad actors to access them.

Google is forcing all Nest users to use two-factor authentication—and that’s a good thing

Google is lowering the video quality of Nest cameras during the pandemic

“We believe these changes have the potential to help make it easier for communities to keep up with school, work, and everything in between,” Google says.

Google is lowering the video quality of Nest cameras during the pandemic

Ring security cameras keep getting hacked: Here’s how to protect yourself

Don’t reuse the same old passwords. Do use two-factor authentication.

Ring security cameras keep getting hacked: Here’s how to protect yourself

Google’s next big play for your house is here

Two new Nest products articulate Google’s understated blitz on your home.

Google’s next big play for your house is here

Nest users are mad about Google’s new privacy policy regarding camera status lights

For privacy reasons, Nest Cam users can no longer disable the status light while recording or live-streaming footage.

Nest users are mad about Google’s new privacy policy regarding camera status lights

Your used Nest camera could be spying on you

The original owner of the camera can see everything you’re doing at home.

Your used Nest camera could be spying on you

That major Google outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doors or use the AC

The perils of a cloud-connected smart home.

That major Google outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doors or use the AC

Google is embracing Nest to make homes helpful—not just “smart”

Once distinct, the Google and Nest brands are coming together in the interest of clarifying the company’s vision for its at-home hardware.

Google is embracing Nest to make homes helpful—not just “smart”

Google just nonchalantly rebranded its smart home arm

The company announced it would rebrand its Google Home gadgets under the Nest umbrella, an about-face from the past several years.

Google just nonchalantly rebranded its smart home arm

Google’s smart-home strategy: Doubling down on the Nest brand

With the Nest Hub Max, Google is deemphasizing its own name just a bit.

Hackers use Nest camera to convince family that war with North Korea has begun

For years smart-home device makers have focused on the “wow” and “futuristic” features of their products. It’s about time they all start focusing more on security and privacy before smart-home device hacks turn deadly.

Hackers use Nest camera to convince family that war with North Korea has begun

The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800

And you thought that Apple Watch was expensive.

The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800

Innovation By Design

Forget smart ovens. Intelligent HVAC is the smart home’s future

Alea is promising a home that’s always the perfect temperature–and serious savings on the energy bill.

Forget smart ovens. Intelligent HVAC is the smart home’s future

The Room That Can Change The Entire Trajectory Of Your Company

Just ask Capital One, and Mount Sinai Health, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

The Room That Can Change The Entire Trajectory Of Your Company

The Nest Product Lineup Finally Feels Like A System

It took longer than most would have expected, but the company that’s synonymous with smart thermostats is poised to capitalize on a vision it helped create.

The Nest Product Lineup Finally Feels Like A System

Google’s Oscar Night Ads Aim For A More Human Side Of A Tech Future

Google Assistant and Google Nest are making lives easier, one privacy concern at a time.

Google’s Oscar Night Ads Aim For A More Human Side Of A Tech Future

Now you can talk to Google Assistant using a Nest security cam

Back in October, smart-home pioneer Nest announced that it was working on emedding the Google Assistant into its Nest Cam IQ. That feature is arriving today as a free software update that will let you treat that top-of-the-line security camera much like you do a Google Home smart speaker, issuing spoken commands and questions that … Continue reading “Now you can talk to Google Assistant using a Nest security cam”

Now you can talk to Google Assistant using a Nest security cam

Google is folding Nest back into its hardware group

In 2014, Google made headlines by buying smart-home startup Nest for $3.2 billion. A year later, it made headlines again by creating a holding company called Alphabet and spinning out many of its non-core operations—including Nest—into their own businesses under the Alphabet umbrella. And now, Nest is coming home. In a blog post, Google hardware … Continue reading “Google is folding Nest back into its hardware group”

Google is folding Nest back into its hardware group

Impact

Biden says Facebook is “killing people” as vaccine misinformation proliferates

Want to clean up microplastics in the ocean? We just need more mussels

A toxicologist explains the health risks of being exposed to wildfire smoke

News

Super PACs poured $36 million into NYC’s recent primary—much of it ineffectual

2 reasons why outsider CEOs fail

Take more outdoor walks: Neuroscientists say they’re great for your brain

Co.Design

This ingenious Oreo packaging makes it easy to hide your cookies from your kids

It’s a bold new era for emoji at Google and Microsoft

Why marketers love mashups, from mac ‘n’ cheese ice cream to baked bean smoothies

Work Life

The one place you’re not looking at to find great talent

How to be decisive while not making costly mistakes

How journaling reduces stress and increases productivity